Slaty-breasted rail
| Slaty-breasted rail | |
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| Slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. striatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus striatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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The slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus) is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[1] Breeding has been recorded in July near Dehradun in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.[2]
Illustration of slaty-breasted rails by Edward Neale c. 1890
Slaty-breasted rail in the wetlands of Vasai, Maharashtra, India
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Gallirallus striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Kumar P. and Kumar R.S. (2009). Record of Slaty-breasted Rail Rallus striatus breeding in Dehradun, India. Indian Birds 5(1): 21–22.
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